Nitin Narendra Menon (born 2 November 1983) is an Indian

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er and

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. He was a right-handed batsman, representing

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. He is now an

and has stood in matches in the

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and the

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in Australia. In June 2020, he was promoted to the

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, replacing

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. His father

Narendra Menon Narendra Narayan Menon (born 7 January 1946 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh) is a former Indian first class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. He represented Madhya Pradesh cricket team in Ranji Trophy. He served as an internati ...

was also an umpire.

Umpiring career

He stood in his first

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(T20I) match between India and England on 26 January 2017. He stood in his first

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(ODI) match between Afghanistan and Ireland on 15 March 2017. In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the

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. He was the on-field umpire for the

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along with

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. Menon was one of the on-field umpires for the one-off Test match between Afghanistan and the West Indies in India in November 2019. He became the 62nd Indian to umpire at this level. In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the

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in Australia. In June 2020, Menon was elevated to

replacing England's

, becoming the third Indian umpire to make into the list. Menon was praised by the cricket fraternity for his umpiring during England's tour of India in 2021.

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Nitin Menon in CricinfoNitin Menon in Cricket Online
1983 births Living people Indian cricketers Indian cricket umpires Indian Test cricket umpires Indian One Day International cricket umpires Indian Twenty20 International cricket umpires Madhya Pradesh cricketers Cricketers from Indore Wicket-keepers {{India-cricket-bio-1980s-stub

Umpiring career

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